Industry 4.0: Four key criteria for equipment monitoring solutions
May 15, 2019 | Alan Landers, Product Manager, Blending and Upstream Products
I recently read a Plastics Technology article, authored by Max Preston of Smart Attend, discussing how an automotive parts manufacturer…
Drying
What’s the role of a crystallizer?
May 8, 2019 | AJ Zambanini, Drying Products Manager
In simplest terms, a crystallizer is a heating device that converts virgin, post-process, or scrap PET from an amorphous state…
General
Why our best ideas are always yours.
April 29, 2019 | Rich Shaffer, VP of Product Development and Implementation
I’ve worked most of my career in product development. And people who learn about that often ask: ‘Where do you…
Downstream Extrusion
What’s behind the explosion in extruder productivity?
April 22, 2019 | Ernie Preiato - Vice President Extrusion Sales
I’ve been in this business 30-plus years and continue to be amazed at the pace at which tubing extrusion technology…
Blending
Gravimetric and volumetric feeders: What are they? And what is the difference?
April 8, 2019 | Alan Landers, Product Manager, Blending and Upstream Products
Feeders are auxiliary equipment that dispense a measured amount of an ingredient—a resin, a colorant, or an additive—into resin entering…